Marathon Weekend 2019

[goingthedistance]

Sundays are for Disney:

Aladdin (my oldest daughter wanted to watch it all the time when she was little)
Sleeping Beauty (same reason, youngest daughter)
Emperor's New Groove (watched for first time on DCL Honeymoon cruise)

 

[SarahDisney]

The Academy Awards are tonight, so let's talk movies. What is your favorite Disney movie? That might be like choosing a favorite kid, so feel free to give us your top three.

All of them.
(That's not true. I'm not a huge fan of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Tarzan and I have issues relating to both my feelings on Phil Collins and the fact that I had to borrow my mother's glasses to watch the movie because I left mine at home. Mulan's not my favorite princess movie. I like Mary Poppins, but not as much as some people. But other than that ... all of them.)

Okay, real answer, in no particular order:
Finding Nemo
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
... and most of the rest of them

 

[Dis_Yoda]

My favorite Disney Movies:

Lady & The Tramp
Lilo & Stitch
Muppet Christmas Carol
Ratatouille

Least Favorite:

Cars

 

[Keels]

Hunchback
Up
Inside Out

 

[Disney at Heart]

I still need to see Coco.

Me too!
The Lion King, just because it’s The Lion King and the greatest movie.
Lady and the Tramp, because it came out right after I was born so I saw it when I was very young, and I was such a dog lover as a kid.
The Jungle Book, because it was the first theater-movie I took my children to, and it was so exciting that my oldest got up and danced in the aisle with King Louie, “I wanna be like you-ou-ou.”
And all the rest, including stuff like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, That Darned Cat, etc. Back in the 60’s Disney and Elvis movies were the only ones my parents would let me go see with my friends on Saturdays!
Edited spelling

 

[lhermiston]

All of them.
(That's not true. I'm not a huge fan of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Tarzan and I have issues relating to both my feelings on Phil Collins and the fact that I had to borrow my mother's glasses to watch the movie because I left mine at home. Mulan's not my favorite princess movie. I like Mary Poppins, but not as much as some people. But other than that ... all of them.)

Okay, real answer, in no particular order:
Finding Nemo
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
... and most of the rest of them

Okay...we need to talk about Tarzan because I would court that and Hercules as the two most underrated movies of the Disney Renaissance era. Both in terms of overall quality and soundtrack.

Hunchback
Up
Inside Out

Up is so good. Also, I know it accompanies the sad parts at the beginning, but that instrumental piece "Married Life" is maybe my favorite piece of Disney music ever. It's essential listening to get me in the Disney mood.

 

[apdebord]

Robin Hood
Mary Poppins

 

[SarahDisney]

Okay...we need to talk about Tarzan because I would court that and Hercules as the two most underrated movies of the Disney Renaissance era. Both in terms of overall quality and soundtrack.

Well, let's start with ... I don't think I've ever seen Hercules.
As for Tarzan ... I don't like Phil Collins very much. Add that to the fact that I still feel bad that I forgot to bring my glasses when I saw it in theaters and had to borrow my mom's glasses ... I don't have good memories associated with that movie. That said ... I wouldn't say it's a bad movie, I just don't have any affection for it.

 

[rteetz]

Okay...we need to talk about Tarzan because I would court that and Hercules as the two most underrated movies of the Disney Renaissance era. Both in terms of overall quality and soundtrack.

Both are definitely underrated.

 

[Disney at Heart]

@SarahDisney Being an old rock fan, I’m reading Phil Collins’ autobiography right now. (Much cleaner than Steven Tyler’s!) He seemed to be a nice young struggling artist, but I’ve gotten to the part where he has become a jerk, a few years before Tarzan. And he actually admits he was a jerk. I’ll have to read on to see if he in any way redeems himself. He probably does, because, after all, he wrote it himself!

 

[Keels]

Well, let's start with ... I don't think I've ever seen Hercules.
As for Tarzan ... I don't like Phil Collins very much. Add that to the fact that I still feel bad that I forgot to bring my glasses when I saw it in theaters and had to borrow my mom's glasses ... I don't have good memories associated with that movie. That said ... I wouldn't say it's a bad movie, I just don't have any affection for it.

Hercules is “Also Receiving Votes” for me ... just outside the Top 3, but a win over a conference opponent could put it in there.

 

[lhermiston]

Hercules is “Also Receiving Votes” for me ... just outside the Top 3, but a win over a conference opponent could put it in there.

I mean, let’s talk Hercules for a moment here, shall we...?
- Herc, he’s fine, but probably not the best part of his own movie.
- Meg. She’s awesome, witty, sarcastic, etc. “I Won’t Say I’m in Love” is a great tune.
- Danny freaking DeVito.
- Rip Torn?? Yup. Rip Torn.
- The soundtrack is maybe the most underrated of any Disney movie (see also: Tarzan).
- Paul Schaffer!
- James Woods kind of sucks as a person, IMO, but Hades is a GREAT villain.

Okay. I’m done. For now...

 

[rteetz]

The soundtrack is maybe the most underrated of any Disney movie (see also: Tarzan).

I mean anything Alan Menken does is fantastic.

 

[lhermiston]

I mean anything Alan Menken does is fantastic.

Also true.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Well, let's start with ... I don't think I've ever seen Hercules.
As for Tarzan ... I don't like Phil Collins very much.

You need to see Hercules. It’s just plain fun.

As for Tarzan and Phil Collins... I agree. That song always gets a quick “skip” when it comes on my Pandora Disney station. (Which it doesn’t anymore because I’ve skipped it several times. #amen)

 

[CDKG]

The Academy Awards are tonight, so let's talk movies. What is your favorite Disney movie? That might be like choosing a favorite kid, so feel free to give us your top three.

Lady & the Tramp because I love my Disney dogs!

 

[Novatrix]

It's been really interesting to read everyone's answers. Shows you the diversity of the Disney Vault that we're not all repeating the same 3 films.

1. Mary Poppins
2. The Lion King
3. Mulan - It has it's problems, but it also has the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You." I swear, whenever that song comes on my pace improves by 1:30 min/mile

Honorable mentions in no particular order: Frozen, Sword in the Stone, Lilo and Stitch and Alice in Wonderland

 

[SarahDisney]

You need to see Hercules. It’s just plain fun.

I need to see a lot of things ... Hercules is kind of low on my list. But it's on there somewhere.

 

[rteetz]

I need to see a lot of things ... Hercules is kind of low on my list. But it's on there somewhere.

It’s on Netflix at least it was not sure if it still is.

 

[LilyJC]

Fun question! No particular order:

Tangled
Up
Bolt